Levels of degree

[Karan]

I'm getting a bit tired talking with my friends and using only chotto and totemo.... What other levels of degree can be used in reference to things... Any help would be great, thanks.

Karan

 

[GaijinPunch]

sukoshi, kanari, ippai, takusan, sugoku to get you started.

 

[Index]

...mechakucha

 

[epigene]

How about these "youthspeak" variants?

すっげ～ [sugge- (originally "sugoi') for anything in extreme]

テキト～ [tekitoo, used when the level is unclear, undecided, or you don't know but you managed]

ビミョ～ [bimyoo, very difficult to measure or questionable]

 

[Elizabeth]

I'm getting a bit tired talking with my friends and using only chotto and totemo.... What other levels of degree can be used in reference to things... Any help would be great, thanks.

Karan

One more thing to keep in mind is when to use adverbs (chotto, sugoku, kanari, zuibun) to modify verbs or other adjectives and adjectives (sukoshi, totemo) in front of nouns. One example "chotto souon" to mean a slight noise is incorrect. In cases like this use "sukoshi" instead.

「ちょっと」は副詞で「騒音」は名詞ですから、[ちょっと騒音]しては
文法的にあやまりなのですね。

 

[darg]

Other "youthspeak" variants would include:

チョウ
マジで

other "normal" describers would be:

全然（ぜんぜん）
全く（まったく）
ほとんど
あまり
よく